Month: February 2020
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Emotional Creativity: How We Become Better Creative Thinkers
Oh dear, sterile open office plans are not conducive to creativity. (Sarcasm). But, doing new things can catalyze creativity. There is hope for those of us who are bound to a row of desks. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! An interesting realization came to me recently: I’ve never achieved a creative insight in a routine…
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The Influence of Emotions on Creativity
Feeling all emotions that come up and using them to drive creativity in various forms is a key insight here. Be sure to watch the TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson – ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity?’ Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Understanding the complexity of life can be an especially fruitful journey towards psychological…
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Creativity at the Crossroads: How Ambivalence Frees Your Mind
I can finally stop feeling embarrassed by feelings of ambivalence. I seriously thought there was something wrong with me. Who knew that could be a driver of creativity? Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Creativity comes in many forms: finding new ways to manage a toddler’s temper tantrums, painting a portrait which moves observers, or solving…
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8 paradoxes of creative people
For a person who likes to plan and be organized, the idea of a messy mind as a driver for creativity is intriguing. It sure explains a few things for me. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! I heard Penn researcher and Ungifted author Scott Barry Kaufman speak recently about redefining intelligence at Idea Festival,…
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The Emotions That Make Us More Creative
I’ve often wondered what the best emotional state of mind is to be creative? For sure I assumed being happy or having positive feelings were key to driving creativity. Read on, and get ready to be creative under the influence of a variety of emotional states. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Artists and scientists…
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Confusion of three sympathy, empathy and compassion
We send sympathy cards. There is a whole selection for life situations where it is appropriate and expected to show sympathy. In the West, we have been culturally programmed for displays of sympathy. We get close to the fire of emotion from another, but shy away just in time as to not get burned. We…
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Design thinking: Creativity, innovation and empathy in the 21st century
I wish that my education had been focused on learning how to solve interesting problems, rather than serving up the one, correct answer by rote. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Take a look inside revolutionary companies like Apple and Google and you’ll see more than bright minds creating innovative products and tools that change…
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Empathy-first will fuel your creative process
Given how important empathy is in our modern world, both in the way we treat each other and for creating a better future, why are we not teaching a full course on this in school? Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! What has empathy got to do with creativity? Being a highly empathetic person I…
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Discover the Importance of Self-Empathy
Brene Brown tells us that self-compassion or empathy directed at ourselves is the antidote to perfectionism. But, how ‘to-do’ self-empathy? Read on and enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! The Empathy competency enables us to interpret unspoken emotions and to understand a range of perspectives. With empathic concern , our understanding of others extends to…
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Empathy In Creativity and Design Thinking
Be sure to watch the video at the end of this post. This is where we need to focus our outrospection empathy as a global community to solve the biggest problems of our times. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! The new RSA animate video, The Power of Outrospection is quite thought provoking and has gotten me…